Writing ... or Just Practicing?
Random disconnected diatribes of a documentation engineer
Joie de VB-er
Well I'd have to say I haven't had so much fun for ages. Playing with familiar stuff (and some less...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 10/23/2010
In At The Depend
Which is the best way to prevent intrusion attacks on your server from the network? What is the...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 10/16/2010
TOC Tick
I'm sure my wife won't mind me publicizing the fact, but she is rubbish at packing stuff. When...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 09/11/2010
Battery Phishing?
If you're a Douglas Adams fan, you'll know all about the fabulously beautiful planet named...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 08/28/2010
Cause and Defect
As far as I know, nobody has yet been able to answer the long-standing question of what will happen...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 08/14/2010
Can I Plug My Guitar Into My DNS Server?
Well, perhaps last week I could have. It turns out that it was quite happily performing as an...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 08/07/2010
Are Geeks "Creative"?
A colleague pointed me at an interesting discussion the other day about whether geeks are actually...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 07/31/2010
More Railway Stuff
One of my previous jobs involved travelling to a variety of locations selling things. Amongst those...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 06/26/2010
How to Avoid a Speeding Ticket
I was reading a story (a.k.a. urban myth) this week about an eminent quantum physicist who was...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 06/12/2010
"Trainspotting" ... the Photos
A holiday weekend, and it rained. What a surprise. Still, it meant I actually got round to...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 06/05/2010
The Soundtrack for Our Lives
Watching a rock music documentary on TV the other day, I heard one of my favorite presenters, Mark...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 05/24/2010
It Configures
Some weeks ago, I rambled on for a while about making a use case for scenarios. It came about...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 05/08/2010
How Broad Is Your Band?
I'm glad I'm not a doctor or a dentist. They say that, if you are, every conversation you have with...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 04/17/2010
Recovering Old Memories
There's an ongoing discussion about how we, as a society, should be archiving our heritage to make...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 04/10/2010
Making a Use Case for Scenarios
Technical writers, like wot I am, tend to be relatively docile and unflappable creatures. It comes...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 03/27/2010
What's In Your Sandwich?
One of the most amazing things about being in the US is the unending choice of stuff - everywhere....
Author: Alex Homer Date: 03/13/2010
Location Dependent Narrative
Perhaps it's just anecdotal evidence, but it seems like you often hear about people who are afraid...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 03/06/2010
Image-inary Complexity
Like most computer geeks, my needs are simple and few - a quad core box with a big disk, a decent...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 02/27/2010
Sock It to Me
I was rather concerned to discover this week how little I know about socks. I have a colleague who...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 02/20/2010
In Search Of An Up-to-Date Definition
Maybe we've just been lucky with car insurance. When somebody reversed into the side of my wife's...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 02/13/2010
Your Giraffe Is Upside Down...
Reading a UK computer magazine last week, I came across the delightful phrase "like playing a...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 01/30/2010
Living in a Cage
Funny stuff, wireless. We take for granted that we can wander aimlessly about the office or home...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 01/23/2010
Honey, I Shrunk The Internet
If any UK-based Internet users noticed that the Web was running a bit slow last Thursday, I...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 01/16/2010
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Wg8nX
As a full-time 'Softie, I am - of course - a fully converted Binger. However, I occasionally pop...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 01/09/2010
Derbyshire Does Global Warming
...possibly.
Author: Alex Homer Date: 01/05/2010
Being Resolute...
So we're out of the noughties and into the tens, and I suppose I should decide on some New Year (or,...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 01/02/2010
Elf and Safety...
One of the joys of living in England is the plentiful opportunities for amusement (and sometimes...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 12/26/2009
Icon Do It (but only as an Administrator)
I'm convinced that there are millions of Windows users out there who spend a large proportion of...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 12/19/2009
A Big Box of Windows
I watched some property development program on TV the other week about a "contemporary" new house...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 12/12/2009
To R2 Or Not To R2?
...that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the server cabinet to suffer the outrageous lack of...
Author: Alex Homer Date: 11/28/2009